Rogue River Preserve Birding

Local bird experts, Frank Lospalluto, Bob Hunter and SOLC Land Steward, Karen Hussey, will lead a birding trip to this private property on the Rogue River near Dodge Bridge County Park. Habitats include oak woodland, grassland, chaparral, and an extensive floodplain forest with large black cottonwoods and black oaks. Birds may include Lewis’s Woodpecker, Western Bluebird, Oak Titmouse, Pygmy Owl, and Bald Eagle, as well as fall migrants.

Southern Oregon Land Conservancy has an option to buy this valley-floor property for conservation. For more information on on this initiative go to Conserve the Heart of the Rogue.

The hike and tour will start at 8:00 am. Meeting location is at the Preserve. Directions will be emailed upon registration. Tour is restricted to 15 people.

For more info or help with registration call 541.482.3069 or email info@landconserve.org.

Upcoming

The next meeting of this book club will be on Tuesday, March 6, at 6:30 pm. We will be meeting at a private home in Ashland for a discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

News blog

This month we are highlighting two conserved public-access properties located in Ashland, Ore. We are grateful to the City of Ashland, the Ashland Woodland & Trails Association, and the countless volunteers who help maintain these incredible natural gems. We hope you enjoy this month’s “hike” down memory lane

With a tuft of evergreen basal leaves and seasonal flowering stalks, native perennial bunchgrasses provide a host of ecological services. Read Kristi's article about this iconic species, the critters that depend on it and the challenges bunchgrasses face.

Read volunteer documentarian, Crystal Nichols's, full blog post with videos highlighting the intriguing and significant life of coho salmon, its threats and how stream-side landowners can help these "living boomerangs".